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Literary notes about Repast (AI summary)

In literature, the word "repast" is employed to evoke a specific, often ritualistic quality surrounding a meal. Writers use it to describe settings that range from the humble, plain fare that underscores simplicity and daily sustenance ([1], [2]) to the ornate, sumptuous feasts that suggest indulgence and excess ([3], [4]). Its use frequently marks moments of transition or camaraderie, whether as a backdrop for reflective conversation after dining ([5], [6]) or as a catalyst for action in narrative turning points ([7]). This deliberate choice of diction infuses scenes with a timeless formality and a subtle cultural resonance that enriches the reader’s experience.
  1. She soon entered the room, and placed before us a plain but comfortable Peasant's repast.
    — from The Monk: A Romance by M. G. Lewis
  2. But if they happened to take a repast there, they were satisfied with the plain, daily food of the brethren, and [pg 203] required no more.
    — from Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Saint the Venerable Bede
  3. I have never seen a more sumptuous or more delicate repast.
    — from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova
  4. Rather than "meal," the description can only be "sumptuous repast."
    — from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
  5. And when their repast was over, they discoursed pleasantly together.
    — from The Mabinogion
  6. During the repast my uncle was rather gay than otherwise.
    — from A Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne
  7. this hath just its time; but see to it, my disciples, that we have a good repast; and without delay!
    — from Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

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